Genesis 1:9 (GNV)

Passage

God said againe, Let the waters vnder the heauen be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appeare. and it was so.

Nearby Context

Genesis 1:7 Then God made the firmament, and separated the waters, which were vnder the firmament, from the waters which were aboue the firmament: and it was so.

Genesis 1:8 And God called the firmament Heauen. So the Euening and the morning were the second day.

Genesis 1:9 God said againe, Let the waters vnder the heauen be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appeare. and it was so.

Genesis 1:10 And God called the dry land, Earth, and he called the gathering together of the waters, Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:11 Then God said, Let the earth bud forth the bud of the herbe, that seedeth seed, the fruitfull tree, which beareth fruite according to his kinde, which hath his seede in it selfe vpon the earth: and it was so.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "againe", "waters", "vnder", "heauen", "gathered", "place", and "land". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "againe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And God called the firmament Heauen So..." into verse 10's "And God called the dry land Earth...", so "said" and "againe" belong inside that flow. In Genesis context, the local focus is creation, human rebellion, covenant promise, and God's providence.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "said" and "againe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.